Japan
I'd really love to go to Japan. Here are some of the things that I'd do.
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The best sushi chef in the world (that you've never heard of)
When I took my beautiful wife S to Tokyo to celebrate her birthday in March, because we only had three days in town, we had to very carefully curate our dining choices. While we did visit an old favourite, most of the restaurants we visited were...
Best Knife Shop in Tokyo
Bought a knife at this amazing shop in the outer market of Tsukiji. The president, and third generation owner of the shop is putting my name on the knife. Great shop. Wide variety of knives at a variety of prices. Just keep in mind that this is a...
Pickle!
What's not to love in a covered arcade, jam-packed with stalls selling pickle, roast fish, toasty rice crackers, fresh fish, grilled meat, every fruit and vegetable, roasted chestnuts, freshly grilled mochi, sashimi on a stick, kushikatsu, green...
Kaikai Kiki Gallery, Tokyo
by Alondra De La Parra
In addition to the works of Takashi Murakami, this gallery exhibits a lot of manga-inspired art. I go here to see the up-and-coming artists of the Tokyo scene. B1F Motoazabu Crest Blvd., 2-3-30 Motoazabu, Minato-ku, 81/(0)...
A different kind of ramen noodle - Tokyo, Japan
I think I'm writing the dictionary of different kind of ramen noodles! I promise this is the last noodle dish of the night - Abura Soba - translated is "oil noodle". I saw this place at a late night in Ginza, looking for something different to...
Great Ramen Noodle Place - Tokyo, Japan
After the best sushi, there must be a best ramen noodle place in Tokyo as well. The Menya Musashi located at Shinjuku is a famous and of course busy place for a bowl of hot ramen noodle soup. Many times, the waiting line is street long. Luckily...
Everything is better on a stick...
What do you do with a 9 hour layover in Japan? Take the train one stop to downtown Narita and eat your way around town. I was surprised how lovely this city was- especially for being so close to the airport. The little cobble stone streets...
Learning the way of tea
During a visit to Kamakura (about 50 km south of Tokyo, about an hour by rail), we spent an hour or so at the Miyamoto Kimono Shop (1-8-20 O-machi, Kamakura City). In one of the back rooms, this young man was being taught chado ("the way of tea")....
Taiyaki in Tokyo
You can spend a lot of money on food in Tokyo. Or you can spend a little. And get food shaped like a fish and filled with delicious sweet bean paste.Andthesmiling woman who'swhipping up those tasty little fish, called taiyaki,might even give your...
